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Depression and other mood disorders in young adults is the FOCUS of a new residential program at Rogers. With intensive psychiatric evaluations and medication management, the program builds on the strong foundation set by Rogers other residential treatment programs and strong evidence-based care...

Losing interest in activities, withdrawal from family and friends, and sadness can be part of the daily struggle when fighting severe depression or other mood disorders. Behavioral activation – a major component of treatment in a new...

(Oconomowoc, Wis.) Caroline N. Palmer, M.D., and Richard A. Frank, M.D., have joined the medical staff at Rogers Memorial Hospital in Brown Deer. Both board-certified psychiatrists will see patients in Rogers’ day treatment program, which offers mental health treatment for children and...

The fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, commonly referred to as DSM-5, helps clinicians diagnose mental disorders that aren’t as easily identified by symptoms like many other health conditions, e.g., a broken arm or case of pneumonia. Plus, the new manual...

Believe it or not, the first attempt to gather information about mental health was done to collect statistical information for the 1840 census. In fact, it was these early census recordings that distinguished early categories of mental health. It was not until post-World War II that the first...

(Oconomowoc, Wis.) Each year, Rogers Memorial Hospital treats people from throughout the United States, Canada and even China for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Due to growing demand, the hospital will move its current OCD Center on December 16. Already one of the largest, most...

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is characterized by obsessions or compulsions leading to distress, thereby interfering with overall functioning. Although a diagnosis of OCD only requires the presence of obsessions or compulsions, the majority of children...

(Oconomowoc, Wis.) Rogers Memorial Hospital announced the opening of Wisconsin’s only 13-bed inpatient eating disorders unit dedicated to children and adolescents. The unit strengthens the hospital’s current adolescent eating disorders services and is currently one of few programs nationally...